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LOT 1571
Luristan Bronze Socketted Axehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (335 grams, 11.6 cm).
With a short socketted shaft and flange to the mouth, the blade broadening towards the cutting edge.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Mahboubian, H., Art of the Ancient Iran, London, 1997, no.402b, for similar.
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